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The best closet organizer: Storage ideas to simplify your life

Make sure you know exactly what clothing you have. (Artem Beliaikin via Pexels /) Wardrobe storage solutions come in all different shapes and sizes, for all different kinds of closets. What works for a walk-in won’t be right for a nursery, and vice versa. The key to picking the best closet organizer and corresponding organizational accessories is to consider what you need space for (shoes? Linens? Dress shirts?), how much you want to spend, and what kind of changes you’re willing to make (e.g. are you ready to invest in an entire closet organization system, or are you just looking for some hangers to help streamline the bulk?). From bathroom closet organization ideas to stackable shoe storage, find the best...

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Versatile, lightweight hammocks can be a great alternative to tents when camping in the backyard or the backcountry

Check out the best options for 2021. Hammocks have many benefits — especially when out camping or lounging in the outdoors, even in your backyard. Unlike with a tent, a good camping hammock doesn’t require you to find level ground or avoid jagged rocks. Outdoor brands have made many exciting improvements to the materials, suspension systems, and overall versatility of modern hammocks. There are now plenty of camping-specific hammocks that are packable, comfortable, and easy to set up and take down. Hammocks are lighter and generally cheaper than tents. And who doesn’t enjoy a hammock’s gentle sway? We didn’t include backpacking-specific ultralight hammocks in this list — we’ll save those for another time. Here, expect to find great hammocks for...

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The best closet organizer: Storage ideas to simplify your life

Make sure you know exactly what clothing you have. (Artem Beliaikin via Pexels /) Wardrobe storage solutions come in all different shapes and sizes, for all different kinds of closets. What works for a walk-in won’t be right for a nursery, and vice versa. The key to picking the best closet organizer and corresponding organizational accessories is to consider what you need space for (shoes? Linens? Dress shirts?), how much you want to spend, and what kind of changes you’re willing to make (e.g. are you ready to invest in an entire closet organization system, or are you just looking for some hangers to help streamline the bulk?). From bathroom closet organization ideas to stackable shoe storage, find the best...

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Versatile, lightweight hammocks can be a great alternative to tents when camping in the backyard or the backcountry

Check out the best options for 2021. Hammocks have many benefits — especially when out camping or lounging in the outdoors, even in your backyard. Unlike with a tent, a good camping hammock doesn’t require you to find level ground or avoid jagged rocks. Outdoor brands have made many exciting improvements to the materials, suspension systems, and overall versatility of modern hammocks. There are now plenty of camping-specific hammocks that are packable, comfortable, and easy to set up and take down. Hammocks are lighter and generally cheaper than tents. And who doesn’t enjoy a hammock’s gentle sway? We didn’t include backpacking-specific ultralight hammocks in this list — we’ll save those for another time. Here, expect to find great hammocks for...

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I’ve reviewed and enjoyed Sonny Chiba’s three STREET FIGHTER movies (THE STREET FIGHTER, RETURN OF THE STREET FIGHTER and THE STREET FIGHTER’S LAST REVENGE), so now it’s time to get started on the SISTER STREET FIGHTER quadrilogy

It was marketed (at least in the U.S.) as a spin-off of the other series, but star Etsuko “Sue” Shihomi is not playing her character from THE STREET FIGHTER, or her other character from THE STREETFIGHTER’S LAST REVENGE, and Chiba is in it not playing “Terry” Tsuguri. There’s no narrative connection, but it is in a similar vein of funky contemporary karate blast full of fun comic book gimmicks, cool ‘70s fashion and exaggerated violence. Shihomi (GOLGO 13: ASSIGNMENT KOWLOON) plays Koryu, a Hong Kong martial artist who gets sent to Yokohama to search for her brother Mansei (Hiroshi Miyauchi, Kamen Rider, Go Ranger, Spider Man, REBORN FROM HELL II: JUBEI’S REVENGE), a narcotics agent who disappeared while undercover in...

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